Another Page (song)
| "Another Page" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
A-side of the single | ||||
| Single by Connie Francis | ||||
| from the album The Wedding Cake | ||||
| B-side | "Souvenir d'Italie" | |||
| Released | January 1967 | |||
| Recorded | October, December 1966 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | MGM 13665 | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Producers | Charles Koppelman, Don Rubin and Pete Spargo[3] | |||
| Connie Francis singles chronology | ||||
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"Another Page" is a song written by Steven William Duboff and Arthur Kornfeld and most notably performed by Connie Francis, who released it as a single at the start of 1967.[3]
Connie Francis version
Background
By 1967 Francis only scored minor hits, and the main chart she had success with, was the Adult Contemporary chart.[4] The new single followed a period of declining chart performance for Francis,[5] but unlike previous singles, completely missed the before mentioned AC chart, (then called the Easy Listening chart).[4] "Another Page" was the first of five singles that she released that year. It was produced by Charles Koppelman, Don Rubin, and by Pete Spargo on the B-side[6] and two years later featured on her 1969 album, The Wedding Cake.[7] The single was recorded in a session in late December 1966, along with the song "You Know You're Not Forsaken", which appeared in the same album as "Another Page", but didn't see a single release.[8]
Release and reception
"Another Page" was released as a seven-inch single in January 1967 by MGM Records.[6] It was backed by an Italian song written by Carl Sigman, Scarnicci Tarabusi and L. Luttazzi,[2] "Souvenir d'Italie" on the B-side,[6] which was lifted from her album Love, Italian Style, released at the same time as the single, but recorded in October 1966. The single was advertised as an "another hit".[9][3]
Record World put the single in its "Four Stars" singles section, calling the single "Pop-rock-folk", and asked "do we hear a trace of country?" The magazine concluded with "Another strong side from Miss Francis."[1]
Cashbox reviewed the single in the middle of January and stated that it was a "...highly spirited, driving romp" that "could easily do it again for the lark." The magazine said to "Watch this folk-flavored ode closely." Cashbox also noted that the "Lush, shuffling, Mediterranean-oriented romancer", "Souvenir D’ltalie," could also "be a big one."[2]
Chart performance
In early 1967 the track bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 21.[10] On other American music magazines the single was ranked higher, breaking into and peaking at number 98 on the Cashbox Top 100 Singles[11] and reaching number 3 on the Record World Up-Coming Singles chart.[12]
Track listing
- "Another Page" - 2:26
- "Souvenir d'Italie" – 2:38
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[10] | 121 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Singles[11] | 98 |
| US Record World Up-Coming Singles[12] | 103 |
References
- ^ a b c "Record World "Four Stars"" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 21, no. 1023. January 14, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved December 31, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ a b c d Cashbox magazine, January 14, 1967. Record Reviews, The Cashbox Pick of the Week, page 18.
- ^ a b c Connie Francis, "Another Page" Single Release Retrieved December 31, 2025
- ^ a b "Connie Francis – Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Record Research. pp. 317–318. ISBN 978-0898202052.
- ^ a b c d "Another Page"/"Souvenir d'Italie" (7" vinyl single) (Media notes). Connie Francis. MGM Records. January 1967. 13665.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Connie Francis – The Wedding Cake (LP Album), tracklisting and other info". The Turntable Store. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
- ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955–1975
- ^ MGM Records advertisements
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
- ^ a b Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffman, Frank (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. pp. 129–130. ISBN 1563083167.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hit Records 1954–1982. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-200-7.